Saturday, August 29, 2009

Our Growing Family - More photos of Noah with Ian and from Ian's first 2 weeks.

Pa and Noah, buddiesWe got back from our Annual Wilbur Family Reunion - held each year in Charlestown, WV, around where our cousin Valerie lives in a BEAUTIFUL old historic home. You should see the history this home holds -if the walls could talk! Our Reunion was a very memorable and enjoyable time with family members we do not often see. Lots of laughing, reminiscing, sharing of stores long past and just being together - it is a very important tradition for our family. Many many people have commented that they have not seen a family as close as ours.

The LUCKY DOG Club! Aren't they so lucky to be married to a member of the Wilbur family! I don't know about you - but, I am thinking that Connor and Matt are looking extra lucky!Our best effort at a family photoSo, here's just the 3 of us!Me and my snuggle-bugNew FamilyCarly and I with our babiesCousins! We are very close with my Aunt Dolores's girls.Nana holding IanTreasuring every (well, most) moments (okay at least every other moment or so...)The Wilbur Sibs - Grandma (or Great Grandma, GG) is on the bottom left. She is the cornerstone of our family.Cutting Loose

In one post, I really can't tell you how funny I find our two-year old these days. The things he says... One of the more memorable questions he recently asked, while visiting us at the hospital about 12 hours after Ian was born: "Mommy, if baby's already come out, why is your belly still so big?" Nice.

Connor is a wonderful father - I could not ask for a better man for our boys. He loves spending time with Noah - setting up a water slide in our backyard, building things for our home, having wrestling matches - they will spend hours together, and Connor is never ready for a break - there is not another place he would rather be - genuinely. The type of father a person will be is is not exactly something you know about that person when you marry them! Well, I sure lucked out :):) I am eternally thankful for the gift I have in my hubby.

Noah and Connor have been BUDDIES, hanging out 24/7 since Ian was born. They went on many many adventures during Connor's week-long paternity leave. These are just a few good times they had - most that Betty captured for us. :)

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

This has been the most special time I have ever known - watching Noah understand the importance of having a brother and seeing the very first chapter of our family of four - has been profound. I will never forget this time.

I have many, many more pictures to post - we just got back from our family reunion (Wilbur Family Reuion - and The Lucky Dog Club) - and I have many stories and pictures to post from that as well... Ian is coming to life - eyes are opening wide now and he is cooing and making lots of baby noises. Our days and nights are definitely reversed (he is sleeping now - not so last night), but we are getting by. I think because I was expecting the absolute worst, I am pleasantly surprised - bad is when both boys are crying and neither will sleep! But overall the precious, I-will-never-forget-this moments outweigh any of the bad stuff.